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Beet
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« on: August 06, 2007, 09:23:45 PM »

Alas, dictators today must at least pretend to observe the will of the people to be accepted internationally.

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Beet
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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2007, 09:43:35 PM »

Reality check. He's abolishing term limits. Not trying to be elected president for life. End of reality check.


Oh come on Lewis.  Yes technically the measure doesn't make him President for life.  But I can't see you arguing/don't believe you would dispute that he would win every election for president that he stood for.

Indeed, it would be an interesting question... what drives authoritarian regimes to give up power voluntarily? The Pincohet and Franco regimes, while horrible, gave way to free elections without the need for much political struggle. The Communist regimes on the other hand gave way only when their hands were forced by an unwilling military. Is that accurate to say? It seems so.
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